Medea (Delphic Women) - Tapa dura

The well-known stories of Medea, Jason and the Argonauts are based on widely differing legends. Now it's Medea's turn to speak. Greenwood's Medea is a priestess of Hecate and a princess of Colchis, in what will become the modern-day Republic of Georgia....The first of her three Delphic Women series to be available in the United States is an enthralling, sensual, tragic tale packed with historical detail.--"Kirkus Reviews"
"Between 1995 and 1997, Greenwood, the Australian creator of Phryne Fisher and (later) Corinna Chapman, wrote three novels under the umbrella title Delphic Women, retelling stories from Greek mythology from new angles. Medea, published in 1997 in Australia, was the third of the books, but it's the first to see publication in the U.S. The author explores the legend of Medea--betrayed wife of the adventurer Jason and murderer of her own children--from a modern-day perspective. The story is told by two narrators: Nauplios, one of Jason's Argonauts, and Medea herself, thus allowing Greenwood to relate events that are separated by vast physical distances in their chronological order. The prose is a bit clunky, but the story is compelling. The main conceit, that these ancient mythological creatures and events were actually real, is risky, but Greenwood makes us believe in centaurs, golden fleeces, and whatnot. She also makes us believe that Medea might have been mistreated by history, that the true story of the woman is perhaps even more astounding than the myth. Compared to Greenwood's more well-known fiction, this book is a bit of a curiosity, but it's definitely worth checking out."--"Booklist"

The well-known stories of Medea, Jason and the Argonauts are based on widely differing legends. Now it's Medea's turn to speak. Greenwood's Medea is a priestess of Hecate and a princess of Colchis, in what will become the modern-day Republic of Georgia....The first of her three Delphic Women series to be available in the United States is an enthralling, sensual, tragic tale packed with historical detail.--"Kirkus Reviews"
"Greenwood offers interesting riffs on familiar figures of myth, and impressively buttresses her biggest departure from the usual story in a scholarly afterword. She also makes the most of the dramatic potential in the journey of the Argo through dangers that anticipate Odysseus's perilous return home after the Trojan War. The Medea-centric sections serve as a welcome counterpoint to Robert Graves's Hercules, My Shipmate."--Publishers Weekly starred review
"In the first volume of her "Delphic Women" historical series set in ancient Greece, Greenwood has taken the ultimate dysfunctional mother and created a character of depth and complexity who betrayed and was betrayed, was lost and, ultimately, redeemed. Greenwood, a prolific and popular writer in her native Australia, is best known here for her humorous Phryne Fisher and Corrina Chapman mysteries. Readers who enjoy such literary reinterpretations of classical myths as Ursula Le Guin's Lavinia or Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad will snap up Greenwood's fresh take."--Library Journal starred review
"Between 1995 and 1997, Greenwood, the Australian creator of Phryne Fisher and (later) Corinna Chapman, wrote three novels under the umbrella title Delphic Women, retelling stories from Greek mythology from new angles. Medea, published in 1997 in Australia, was the third of the books, but it's the first to see publication in the U.S. The author explores the legend of Medea--betrayed wife of the adventurer Jason and murderer of her own children--from a modern-day perspective. The story is told by two narrators: Nauplios, one of Jason's Argonauts, and Medea herself, thus allowing Greenwood to relate events that are separated by vast physical distances in their chronological order. The prose is a bit clunky, but the story is compelling. The main conceit, that these ancient mythological creatures and events were actually real, is risky, but Greenwood makes us believe in centaurs, golden fleeces, and whatnot. S

""Greenwood offers interesting riffs on familiar figures of myth, and impressively buttresses her biggest departure from the usual story in a scholarly afterword. She also makes the most of the dramatic potential in the journey of the Argo through dangers that anticipate Odysseus's perilous return home after the Trojan War. The Medea-centric sections serve as a welcome counterpoint to Robert Graves's Hercules, My Shipmate.""--Publishers Weekly starred review
""In the first volume of her "Delphic Women" historical series set in ancient Greece, Greenwood has taken the ultimate dysfunctional mother and created a character of depth and complexity who betrayed and was betrayed, was lost and, ultimately, redeemed. Greenwood, a prolific and popular writer in her native Australia, is best known here for her humorous Phryne Fisher and Corrina Chapman mysteries. Readers who enjoy such literary reinterpretations of classical myths as Ursula Le Guin's Lavinia or Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad will snap up Greenwood's fresh take.""--Library Journal starred review
""Between 1995 and 1997, Greenwood, the Australian creator of Phryne Fisher and (later) Corinna Chapman, wrote three novels under the umbrella title Delphic Women, retelling stories from Greek mythology from new angles. Medea, published in 1997 in Australia, was the third of the books, but it's the first to see publication in the U.S. The author explores the legend of Medea--betrayed wife of the adventurer Jason and murderer of her own children--from a modern-day perspective. The story is told by two narrators: Nauplios, one of Jason's Argonauts, and Medea herself, thus allowing Greenwood to relate events that are separated by vast physical distances in their chronological order. The prose is a bit clunky, but the story is compelling. The main conceit, that these ancient mythological creatures and events were actually real, is risky, but Greenwood makes us believe in centaurs, golden fleeces, and whatnot. She also makes us believe that Medea might have been mistreated by history, that the true story of the woman is perhaps even more astounding than the myth. Compared to Greenwood's more well-known fiction, this book is a bit of a curiosity, but it's definitely worth checking out.""--"Booklist"

The well-known stories of Medea, Jason and the Argonauts are based on widely differing legends. Now it's Medea's turn to speak. Greenwood's Medea is a priestess of Hecate and a princess of Colchis, in what will become the modern-day Republic of Georgia....The first of her three Delphic Women series to be available in the United States is an enthralling, sensual, tragic tale packed with historical detail.--"Kirkus Reviews"
[Greenwood] makes us believe that Medea might have been mistreated by history, that the true story of the woman is perhaps even more astounding than the myth. Compared to Greenwood s more well-known fiction, this book is a bit of a curiosity, but it s definitely worth checking out.--David Pitt "Booklist ""

"This is a book I didn't want to end. I dreamed about the characters for days afterward."--Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of Last to Die

"This is a book I didn't want to end. I dreamed about the characters for days afterward." —Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of Last to Die

We know Medea killed her children.... Or do we? In Medea, Kerry Greenwood breathes fresh life into the age of heroes and rescues a woman wronged by ancient playwrights and history.

As priestess of Hekate, Princess Medea protects the sacred grove holding the Golden Fleece and bones of an old king. Jason arrives determined to acquire both and rule the land. The king sets up challenges which Jason must conquer to earn the throne. But Jason's gentian blue eyes and hair bright as gold thread obsess Medea—"here is love, here is joy"—compelling her to help him. When the king breaks his word and seeks to kill the two, they escape together.

Through Medea's royal line, Jason becomes king of Corinth, swearing always to love his wife and queen. But his allegiance is fleeting. Medea has sacrificed home, family, goddess, and innocence for the "melting, fiery loving" she feels for him. What comes next? The answer lies in this compelling story of tragedy, vengeance, exile, grief, and an oracle's response to one returning to worship the dark after having fallen in love with the light.